{"id":30886,"date":"2018-05-12T12:30:13","date_gmt":"2018-05-12T12:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/punjabnews24.com\/?p=30886"},"modified":"2018-05-12T12:30:13","modified_gmt":"2018-05-12T12:30:13","slug":"arsene-wenger-predicts-inevitable-european-super-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blastingskyhawk.com\/english\/arsene-wenger-predicts-inevitable-european-super-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsene Wenger predicts \u2018inevitable\u2019 European super league"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"itemHeader\">Arsene Wenger says a new European competition will revolutionise the sport in the next few years and force Premier League matches to be played midweek instead.Outgoing Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says a new European competition will revolutionise the sport in the next few years and force Premier League matches to be played midweek instead. The Frenchman has guided Arsenal through a fair share of changes throughout his almost 22-year reign in north London and believes that a European super league will be the next major development.\u201cThe next evolution\u2026 in a few years you will have a European league over the weekends,\u201d Wenger told British media.<\/div>\n<div class=\"itemFullText\">\n<p>\u201cA domestic league will play Tuesday-Wednesday. That is the next step. It will happen and it will be soon because it is a way for other clubs to fight against the Premier League.\u201dThe 68-year-old said that a new elite competition was imminent as big clubs across Europe were unhappy with the current distribution of revenue from domestic TV income with their smaller counterparts.<br \/>\n\u201cIt is inevitable\u2026 Why? Because the big clubs will say that if two smaller clubs are playing each other nobody wants to watch it. People want to watch quality. So we have to share the money but nobody is interested in you,\u201d Wenger added.\u201cIf you want to make it (Premier League) more attractive you have to go down to 16 (teams) and make a real competition of it. It will be smaller if it (the big teams) goes to Europe.\u201d Wenger, a member of the UEFA Elite Coaches Forum, says the change will also help European soccer\u2019s governing body tackle the issue of shrinking Champions League audiences. \u201cIt will be soon because it is a way for other clubs to fight against the Premier League,\u201d Wenger said. \u201cThere\u2019s a contrast there because if you look at the audiences of the Champions League it is not fantastic. \u201cBut if you have Real Madrid v Barcelona, or Real Madrid v Arsenal, or Manchester United v Bayern Munich every week the audiences will be good.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsene Wenger says a new European competition will revolutionise the sport in the next few years and force Premier League matches to be played midweek instead.Outgoing Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says a new European competition will revolutionise the sport in the next few years and force Premier League matches to be played midweek instead. 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